Ice cream and cheesecake are obvious Shavuot dairy choices. Watermelon is the perfect way to cool off on a hot day, and adults and children alike enjoy ice pops, especially when the kiddush is held ...

“Do not withhold the wages due to your hired hand … that very day shall you give him his payment” [Deuteronomy 24:14–15]. This Shabbat, the 11th of Elul, marks 47 years to the day of one of the most ...

A number of years back, I attended a kiddush club gathering in the basement of a synagogue. Right when the haftarah reading began, about 8 or 9 older men snuck out the back and in a small dark room in ...

This month I celebrated a milestone birthday (I am now enrolled in Medicare … yup, it’s that milestone birthday!), and my wife asked me what I wanted to celebrate the occasion. Without hesitation, I ...

Meditation and kiddush: A festival of wellness and Israeli Shabbat From yoga to Shabbat: We explored the Fit&Soul festival by Shabtava, blending wellness and Jewish tradition, with performances by ...

Nothing brings a smile to a child’s face like the tinkling melodies of an ice cream truck rounding the corner. Unless it’s a Saturday afternoon and that child is standing in front of an orthodox ...

The giving of the Ten Commandments was an earth-shattering, never-before-experienced event. God revealed Godself directly to the entire Israelite people. It was the most profound Divine-human ...